RQ07736 - Business Analyst - Senior

Responsibilities :

• Leadsand provides a comprehensive range of I&IT businessanalysis services for clients with diverse business andtechnologicalneeds
• Interactswith the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in orderto understand their requirements through gathering documenting andanalyzing business needs andrequirements
• Analyzeexisting data sources identify gaps and document findings tosupport the development of the GIS datalayer
• Collaboratewith project managers to develop project plans timelines andresource allocations ensuring timely delivery of projectmilestones.
• Leadrequirements gather sessions validate findings and build consensusamongstakeholders

GeneralSkills :

• Leadsand conducts business analysis in order to assess client s businessproblems / opportunities and documents the business requirements insuch a way that I&IT solutions can bedetermined
• Appliesreengineering concepts to promote business improvements throughalternative and cost effective service deliveryapproaches
• Leadsand conducts business analysis at varying levels of detailappropriate to the project and phases of project aligning with OPSUnified Project Management Methodology Enterprise Architecture andGating Process and OPS Standard Systems Development MethodologiesDevelops strategies prepares business cases and costbenefitanalysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I&ITinitiatives
• Developssound processes for requirements gathering including but notlimited to JAD sessions interviews mockupsetc.
• Conductsbusiness modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical datamodeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys;

business rules definition and nonfunctional requirementsdefinitions for assignedprojects

• Monitorsprogress resolves problems and reports regularly to I&ITmanagement andstakeholders
• Developsperformance measures and traceability matrices for businessanalysis evaluation and conductsfollowups
• Experiencedeveloping strategies preparing business cases and costbenefitanalysis
• Experienceconducting requirements gathering developing documentationincluding presentations and briefing notes and conductingstakeholderengagement
• Excellentanalytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal andwritten communication skills; interpersonal and negotiationskills
• Ateam player with a track record for meetingdeadlines

DesirableSkills :

• Anunderstanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) andgeospatial data and familiarity with geospatial data standards andbestpractices
• Experienceleading geospatial data discoveryprojects
• Knowledgeand understanding of Information Management principles conceptspolicies andpractices
• Abilityto translate business and data requirements into specificationssufficient for designing appropriate geospatial data products andtechnologysolutions
• Experiencewith a wide range of methods tools and techniques for businessanalysis such as : business functional modelling business eventmodelling business processmapping
• Experiencein structured object oriented and agile methodologies for userrequirementassessments
• Experiencedeveloping performance measures for business analysis evaluationand subsequentfollowups
• Knowledgeof public sector processes and regulations especially within theProvince ofOntario
• Experienceworking on projects involving government agencies or publicservices
• Knowledgeand understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with DisabilityAct (AODA) and related regulations andstandards

Requirements

Experienceand Skill SetRequirements :

MustHaves :

• Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multistakeholder geospatialsolution discoveryprojects
• Experiencefostering engagement and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies
Nice Tohaves :
• StrongBA
• StrongBA

Skill SetRequirements :

BusinessNeedsAssessment :

• Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multistakeholder geospatialsolution discoveryprojects
• Experiencefostering engagement and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies
• Experiencewith business and use case modelling conceptual and logical datamodelling
• Experiencerapidly and succinctly documenting discoveryoutcomes
• Experienceassessing client business requirements and identifying besttechnology solutions from among alternatives to help ensure clientsexpectations are satisfied in a costeffectivemanner
• Experienceidentifying researching developing and assessing informationrelated to architecture and data management options policiesstandards and methods for the purpose of making businessrecommendations
• Experienceevaluating directions trends standards and policies in a complexand evolving environment using multiple sources ofguidance

CommunicationExperience :

• Experiencecommunicating presenting facilitating and leading client dialoguesto reach agreement on technological requirements to meetestablished business (functional) needs and design solutionframeworks
• Experienceproviding advice leading workshops developing and deliveringpresentations to clients and seniormanagement
• Experienceestablishing successful working relationships with management staffandclients
• Experienceparticipating in committees and contributing to project statusmeetings
• Experienceresolvingconflict
• Experiencecommunicating technical concepts to layaudiences
• Experiencenegotiating to achieveconsensus

TechnicalExperience :

• Knowledgeand experience of geospatial data and development or relatedexperience.
• Experienceleading geospatial basedprojects
• Experienceleading IT Infrastructure modernization and maintenance focusedprojects
• Experiencewith ArcGIS Portal and / or ArcGISOnline
• Experiencewith business analysis processes tools technology methodologies andmodelling expertise to undertake option analysis processreengineering assignments research test and implementsystems
• Experienceidentifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions orenhancements on existing services and infrastructure forperformance sustainability androbustness
• Experiencewith the product management life cycle developing a product visionand strategy and have led multidisciplinary teams to achieve thatvision from concept to launch using such methods asagile
• Experienceintegrating product objectives goals and metrics in order tooversee the development and implementation of largescaleprojects
• Experiencewith software development life cycles software design developmentand integration reporting tools database concepts user interfacedesign principles change management quality assurance riskmanagement disaster recovery planning and business continuityplanning
• Experiencewith industry trends in user experience design integrated systemssolutions andinfrastructure

IT Public SectorExperience :

• Experiencesupporting discovery projects in the publicsector
• Experiencenavigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfullyengage with multidisciplinestakeholders
• Experiencesupporting the discovery and design of new IT solutions within theOntarioGovernment

Experience and Skill Set Requirements : Must Haves : Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multi-stakeholder,geospatial solution discovery projects Experience fosteringengagement, and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies Nice To haves : Strong BA Skill Set Requirements : Business Needs Assessment : Experience leading technical needsassessment for multi-stakeholder, geospatial solution discoveryprojects Experience fostering engagement, and developing effectiverequirement gathering strategies Experience with business and usecase modelling, conceptual and logical data modelling Experiencerapidly and succinctly documenting discovery outcomes Experienceassessing client business requirements and identifying besttechnology solutions from among alternatives to help ensureclients' expectations are satisfied in a cost-effective mannerExperience identifying, researching, developing and assessinginformation related to architecture and data management options,policies, standards and methods for the purpose of making businessrecommendations Experience evaluating directions, trends, standardsand policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiplesources of guidance Communication Experience : Experiencecommunicating, presenting, facilitating, and leading clientdialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meetestablished business (functional) needs, and design solutionframeworks Experience providing advice, leading workshops,developing, and delivering presentations to clients and seniormanagement Experience establishing successful working relationshipswith management, staff and clients Experience participating incommittees and contributing to project status meetings Experienceresolving conflict Experience communicating technical concepts tolay audiences Experience negotiating to achieve consensus TechnicalExperience : Knowledge and experience of geospatial data anddevelopment, or related experience.

Experience leading geospatialbased projects Experience leading IT Infrastructure modernizationand maintenance focused projects Experience with ArcGIS Portaland / or ArcGIS Online Experience with business analysis processes,tools, technology, methodologies, and modelling expertise toundertake option analysis, process re-engineering assignments,research, test and implement systems Experience identifying andassessing the impacts of new solutions or enhancements on existingservices and infrastructure for performance, sustainability androbustness Experience with the product management life cycle,developing a product vision and strategy, and have ledmulti-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept tolaunch using such methods as agile Experience integrating productobjectives, goals, and metrics in order to oversee the developmentand implementation of large-scale projects Experience with softwaredevelopment life cycles, software design, development andintegration, reporting tools, database concepts, user interfacedesign principles, change management, quality assurance, riskmanagement, disaster recovery planning, and business continuityplanning Experience with industry trends in user experience design,integrated systems, solutions and infrastructure IT Public SectorExperience : Experience supporting discovery projects in the publicsector Experience navigating the Ontario Government to efficientlyand successfully engage with multi-discipline stakeholdersExperience supporting the discovery, and design of new IT solutionswithin the Ontario Government